Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-06-27
Queen Victoria s Jubilee Day

The crowds scattered over the city
were unprecedented in number and
size. Thousands of people who the
day before selected locations along
the route of the days procession, in
order TO retain them, occupied them
all night, and many used camp stools
or improvised rests to enable them TO
withstand the long and tiresome oc-
cupation. \ steady stream Of car
riages and pedestrians poured con-
stantly all night until dawn through
the city from all directions towards
West End.
At 9 o'clock the line Of route was
on each side 4 compact mass of peo-
pie.
The scene at Westminster abbey
was most brilliant. Every seat was
filed and every person present was a
distinguished person. 1t seemed as
if every nation the world over had
sent one or more of its representative
personages to do honor to EngIand's
queen.
There never probably in modern
times assembled under one roof an
audience so brilliantly arrayed. Ev-
cry man present entitled to wear uni
form or decoration had both on.
When the Marquis Of Salisbury
entered he was cheered. When Glad
stone entered he was also cheered.
The royal procession was composed
of the Indian princes and a few min
OF German princes. Principally at
/ II 10 4. IN. the queen, in an open
carriage, emerged from the palace
gates. At the sight of her thousands
of voices were lifted up in q chorus,
the applause being accompanied by
the music Of the military bands sta
toned in front Of the palace.
The queen did not wear her state
robes, but was dressed in black. Her
carriage was drawn by eight ponies.
The prince Of Wales, the duke of
Edinburgh, the duke of Connaught,
her sons, the crown prince imperial
Of Germany, the marquis of Lorne,
/ Prince Christian Of Schleswig-Hol-
stein and Prince Henry of Batten-
/ berg. her sOns-in-law, and Princes
Albert Victor and George Of Wales,
Prince Albert of Edinburgh and
| Prince William of Prussia, her grand
/ sons. all rode in full uniform beside
the queen coach as a body guard.
When the people at the palace
/ gates had shouted themselves hOarse,
cheering for the queen, they continu-
ed to cry out long life to the prince
and princess of Wales. The queen
as she left the palace seemed to be
in excellent spirits and she smiled
and bowed to the people on every
side.
1t was not until the Devonshire
house was reached that the queen be-
gan to realize the grand preparations
that had been made to greet her.
From this point to egtministeT alb
hey every point Of vantage had been
secured by contractors. Shop fronts
and first floors were rented at from
f20 to ECO each, and even more in
some cases. The fronts Of the Bur
lington arcade, the Royal academy,
the Egyptian hall, ST. James parish
church, where 900 children were
seated and sang '1God Save the
Queen and the museum of geology,
were packed.
On reaching Regent circus, where
six main streets converge, the sight
was a memorable one, the streets be-
ing all spIendidly decorated with flow
eFs. flags, evergreens. The CONNER
cial buildings along the way were
one mass of heads. The shouts of |
the people were plainly heard as one
vast roar.
The scene was dazzling. Ten |
thousand people were seated. They |
all rose Three tiers of galleries had |
been built in the abbey with seats for |
10000. The peers and their wives
were seated in the south transept |
The ambassadors and diplomatic /
corps were seated right and left of /
the peers Members of the house of 1
commons were placed in the north |
transept. The seats for members of |
the reigning families Of Europe, ETC.,
were within the communion rails.
The religious services in the abbey /
were conducted according to the pro-
gramme, which had already been pub
lished.
Nearly every dignitary of the es-
tablished church was present, besides /
a great number Of distinguished cIer-
gymen belonging 70 other denolnina- |
tions.
The queen entered the abbey pre-